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The Drechtsteden (Dutch for Drecht cities) are a number of towns and cities bordering each other in the delta area of the rivers Oude Maas, Noord, and Beneden-Merwede in the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. They all end in the suffix of "-drecht" (from Latin trajectum meaning "ford"). They are:

Officially, the Drechtsteden make up a region that is a little different than the above list.[1]

Besides being in the same area and having the same suffix in common, the Drechtsteden also have cooperation agreements related to their economy, development, culture, and social assistance.

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 [[Image:Dordrecht 20040313.jpg|thumb|right|250px|3 Drecht cities: Zwijndrecht (left), Papendrecht (top), and Dordrecht (right).]]
-The '''''Drechtsteden''''' (Dutch for "Drecht" cities) are a number of towns and cities bordering each other in the delta area of the rivers [[Oude Maas]], [[Noord River|Noord]], and [[Beneden-Merwede]] in the province of [[South Holland]], the [[Netherlands]]. They all end in the [[suffix]] of "-drecht" (from Latin ''trajectum'' meaning "[[ford (crossing)|ford]]"). They are:
+The '''''Drechtsteden''''' (Dutch for ''Drecht cities'') are a number of towns and cities bordering each other in the delta area of the rivers [[Oude Maas]], [[Noord River|Noord]], and [[Beneden-Merwede]] in the province of [[South Holland]], the [[Netherlands]]. They all end in the [[suffix]] of "-drecht" (from Latin ''trajectum'' meaning "[[ford (crossing)|ford]]"). They are:
 * [[Barendrecht]]
 * [[Dordrecht]]